Do you remember the delightful childhood movie The Wizard of Oz? When I was a little girl, the movie would fill living rooms across America every fall, on a Sunday night, with the magical story of the yellow brick road and the trip to Oz. I would look forward to it for weeks; we would sit down as a family with big bowls of hot buttered popcorn and watch the 2-hour adventure of a girl from Kansas unfold.

Recently, my granddaughter received a pair of ruby sequined slippers. Suddenly she was tapping her feet and trying to figure out how to make the shoes transport her to another land. She became very curious about the story and wanted to learn more about Dorothy and her little dog Toto.

As an adult grandparent watching the movie, and by …show more content…
He went through life feeling stupid and unworthy limited by his beliefs about himself. Now, I ask you, how many times have you called yourself stupid or felt like you were incapable because you couldn’t think of the right answer to a problem or make a decision?

And then, there was the loveable lion that was afraid of his own shadow. Even the king of beasts can be paralyzed by fear. Most of us cower in certain situations when, like the lion, there may be people around, we could lean on for courage if we would only let them in. I can’t help but ask, why do we think we have to be so strong, so courageous and so brilliant all the time?

As the movie unfolded, the group banded together and loved and supported each other through their search for the magical and powerful Oz. When one was faltering the others were there to pick them up. Certainly there journey was full of all sorts of experiences, but together, they all made it through.

In real life, just like in the movie, good friends can be a support as well as a companionship if we will only be open and allow them to share in our life. Together, those people surrounding us can help us make those tough decisions, they can be our strength when we are weak and afraid, and they can love us when we feel